Township government · Pope County, MN

Blue Mounds Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Mounds Township took in $114 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)1.8%

What stands out

31%

of Blue Mounds Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$77 thousand

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
31%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Health and hospitals1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

76%

of Blue Mounds Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$15 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Mounds Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Blue Mounds Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.